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Council Members & Staff
2026 PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS - MEMBER BIOS
|
Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian (Chair) |
SOM Chief Medical Executive |
No Expiration |
|
Marianne Udow-Phillips (Vice Chair) |
General Public |
11-1-29 |
|
Dr. Paul Berg |
Hospital Administration Experience |
11-1-28 |
|
Dr. Bernard Costello |
Nationally Accredited Medical School |
11-1-28 |
|
Dr. Lashaya Darisaw |
General Public |
11-1-30 |
|
Jayne A. Deboer-Rowse |
Registered Nurse |
11-1-28 |
|
Nicholas Derusha |
Local Public Health Official |
11-1-28 |
|
Dr. Farah Jalloul |
Pharmacist |
11-1-25 |
|
James Jameson |
Local Director of Public Works |
11-1-30 |
|
Dr. Kaitlin Liroff |
Physician |
11-1-30 |
|
Rita Loch-Caruso |
Toxicologist |
11-1-24 |
|
Dr. Emily Martin |
Epidemiologist |
11-1-29 |
|
James McGrath |
General Public |
11-1-28 |
|
Janet Olszewski |
General Public |
11-1-30 |
|
Kristin Schweighoefer |
Food Safety Expert |
11-1-25 |
|
Dr. Adenike Shoyinka |
Local Public Health Official |
11-1-30 |
|
Sara Simmonds |
Environmental Health Expert |
11-1-29 |
|
Dr. Herbert Smitherman |
General Public |
11-1-29 |
|
Dr. Gregory Zimmerman |
School of Public Health in Michigan |
11-1-29 |
|
Vacant |
Non-Profit Health/Environmental Org |
11-1-26 |
|
Vacant |
Veterinarian |
11-1-26 |
2026 STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES
|
Name |
Department |
Term Expiration |
|---|---|---|
|
Jennifer Bonsky |
Agriculture and Rural Development |
N/A |
| Larry Horvath | Licensing and Regulatory Affairs | N/A |
| Dr. Lyon-Callo | Health and Human Services | N/A |
|
Eric Oswald |
Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy |
N/A |
|
Henrik Hollaender |
Michigan State Police |
N/A |
OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXECUTIVE STAFF
Jared Welehodsky, State Assistant Administrator
Robin Gregory, Senior Executive Management Assistant